Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sing a different tune

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: sing a d-if-fer-en-t -tune
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Miss Maudie said Miss Stephanie’d be singing a different tune if Tim Johnson was still coming up the street, that they’d find out soon enough, they’d send his head to Montgomery."
""[…] Wait until you've walked a mile in their snowshoes...literally. You might be singing a different tune by then.""

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sings a different tune (present, singular) singing a different tune (participle, present) sang a different tune (past) sung a different tune (participle, past)

Phrases

sing the same tune

Frequently Paired Words

sing the same tune

Questions

What does sing a different tune mean?: To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.

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